Research on goal striving and behavioral self-regulation shows that for people to continue move toward their goals, they need feedback that they are attaining them.

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It is very cool to watch a group of people work together, striving for a common goal (see: the Indianapolis Colts, who rallied to beat the Green Bay Packers this weekend, winning one for their coach, Chuck Pagano, who was recently diagnosed with leukemia).

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That's the goal and we're going to keep striving for that.

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So a sense of perfection and consistently striving to do better in the direction of a known goal are characteristics of successful teams, organizations, cultures and individuals.

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